The Granny Square Challenge - Day #7

So this one looked easy. Boy was i WRONG! For some reason i think the instructions are missing something as Row 3 i had to go by looking at the photo rather than the instructions to make it look right....Could be i'm tired perhaps! Turned out great though :) Would make a nice blanket with these, lots of different colours, a nice throw!

Pattern is here at Hopeful Honey

It's sitting on top of a cotton washcloth i made in a similar tone of colour :)

The First Week in review! :)

The Granny Square Challenge - Day#6

Well, this little beauty was easy to make and i LOVE the way it forms a circle and blends into the square! :)

Pattern found here:- MiA - Granny Wheel Square This is another fave for sure!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day#5

Day #5 - Dly's Hooks & Yarns - Heart Square

Again, i thought this one would be a little tricky BUT it whipped up fast and was easy to follow and form! I love the variations she made on her blog, ice cream's and hearts, would make for a "sweet" afghan!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #4

Day#4 - You can find the pattern for it HERE!

Today's square was a delight to make up! A granny square with a flower shaped centre. SO pretty, so many variations possible and easy to boot!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #3

Day #3 - Wagon Wheel Granny Square

This one is really neat! I can see a lot of potential here....I'm using up scraps for my practice squares so please excuse the off colours on some of these! I have a show coming up in March for Mother's Day & Easter, so have been starting little pieces here and there in between orders! You will get sneak peeks behind my new squares each day!

The Granny Square Challenge - Day #2

Day #2 - Nana Square from The Royal Sisters

Todays square! Nice and easy, a more tight knit granny square, i really like this one and how fast it whipped up.....Future projects start to build  up in my brain...tic...tic...tic...LOL

Almost forgot to take pictures!! :)

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The Granny Square Challenge - Day #1

Day #1 - Sunburst Granny Square by Nittybits

In an attempt to master the "Granny Square" and some other new stitches, i have decided to crochet one-a-day this year an give myself an afghan for a reward at the end of 2014!

I browsed Pinterest and found so many wonderful squares that i'd love to make. Thinking this one pattern looked easy and pretty i chose it! Being a toy maker, it was a little harder than i thought. Learning "puff stitches" and "clusters" was fun and tricky at first! I...er...accidentally went with 12 dc to start with instead of 16 so i adapted the pattern to suit....and added an extra row to make it larger. I used a 4.00 mm hook, i'm a tight crocheter so i always go slightly larger than recommended.

So i grabbed a few scrap balls of yarn....

Round One:- Just a circle of dc's :)

Round Two:- Puff stitches, something new for me!!!

Round Three:- Cluster stitches, more new style!

Round Four:- Shaping with tbc, dc & hdc (i skipped the hdc in the centre side because i only had 12 instead of 16 stitches due to misreading the pattern LOL we all make mistakes!)

Round 5 & 6:- Regular 3 dc & chains for Granny Squareness!

Now i just need to block it and stack it, ready for more! :)
Stay tuned for Day # 2!

To see all the other squares i make, stay tuned to THIS page!